Committee recommends epoxy floor repairs at jail, approves Leading Edge proposal

Jul 1, 2026

Manistee County maintenance supervisor presented bids to replace holding‑cell flooring with epoxy/polyurea systems; the committee recommended the Leading Edge proposal for $7,370 to be paid from state revenue sharing and the Capital Improvement Fund.

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Tom Williams, Manistee County Maintenance Supervisor, told the committee the jail holding‑cell flooring needs replacement with material inmates cannot remove and that is more resistant to bacterial growth. Williams presented competing estimates (Leading Edge and Xtreme/other quotes in Appendix D) and recommended replacement with an epoxy mortar/polyurea coating.

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